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Botswana rarely challenged on ARV supply - Dikoloti

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Setbacks: Dikoloti pointed out that his ministry was aware of some structural deficiencies that directly affected the efficiency of their supply chains PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Despite the relatively high demand for Antiretrovials (ARVS), Botswana's supply chains rarely experience challenges in maintaining availability.

This was said by the Minister of Health (MoH) Dr Edwin Dikoloti at the launch of the Botswana National Supply Chain Strategy in Gaborone this week. Dr Dikoloti credited their robust quantification and inventory management of ARVs that they rarely experienced challenges in maintaining the supply.

He added that it was their intention to leverage lessons learnt with ARVs to improve supply chain management for other essential medicines such as those for non-communicable diseases.

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